SortStack #806 — 2028-08-23
By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.
- A garden snail 50 m/h
A snail can sleep for up to three years during droughts, sealing itself inside its shell until rain returns.
- A three-toed sloth 240 m/h
Sloths move so slowly that algae grows in their fur, giving them a greenish camouflage in the canopy.
- A sea turtle cruising 3 km/h
Sea turtles can hold their breath for hours while resting, slowing their heart to a beat every few minutes.
- A running gray wolf 57 km/h
Wolves can travel over 30 kilometres in a single day while hunting across their vast territories.
- The land-speed record car 1.2K km/h
ThrustSSC became the first car to break the sound barrier, its twin jet engines kicking up a desert dust storm.
- A bullet from an AK-47 2.7K km/h
The AK-47 is the most widely produced firearm in history, prized for working even when caked in mud and sand.